Thread: Mexico to lobby Bush against fence bill

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By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico said Friday it will try to persuade President Bush not to sign a bill that would extend a wall along the border in an effort to stop illegal immigrants.

Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said if the legislation is approved, Mexico will send a letter strongly condemning the measure. Asked by a reporter if that meant the government would try to "dissuade" Bush from signing the bill into law, he replied, "Without a doubt."

"We have pointed out in a clear and unequivocal way that it seems unnecessary to us and seems wrong," Derbez added. "We think it is a gesture that doesn't reflect the friendship between nations of Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States."

Derbez's remarks came a day after his office issued a statement saying the border fence would harm relations between Mexico and the United States.

The House of Representatives and Senate are maneuvering to speed construction of a 700-mile fence along the border aimed at keeping migrants and criminals from entering the country illegally.

A House-Senate homeland security funding bill containing $1.2 billion to begin building the fence could be passed and sent to Bush before lawmakers depart Washington this weekend.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said that only comprehensive immigration reform would stop millions of Mexicans from sneaking across the border into the U.S.

"A partial measure that is exclusively focused on security does not deal with reality and represents a political answer rather than a viable solution," it said in the statement.

There are an estimated 11 million Mexicans in the United States, about half of whom are illegal. Last year, Mexican migrants sent home more than $20 billion in remittances, providing Mexico with its second biggest source of foreign income after oil.

It is illegal to meddle in Mexico's government, so why don't they stay the hell out of ours.

Ignore Mexico.

They don't care about our people. They don't care about our jobs. They don't care about our taxes. They don't care about our debt. They don't care about our sick people, our unemployed people, our homeless people, our elderly people.

Ignore Mexico.

Keep them out of our country; out of our affairs; out of our lives.

We've sent them money; we've sent them industry; we've sent them trade.

ENUF ALREADY.

Mexico...solve your own problems with your own hardworking people seeking a better life.

Mexico....leave our people and our nation and our government....alone.

You disgrace yourselves. You disgrace your heritage. You act and sound like parasites.

Just Stop It.

WE're FED UP with you, your ways and the behavior of your people in our country.

It's disgusting.

WE're FED UP with you, your ways and the behavior of your people in our country.

It's disgusting.

Well said Judy!

So if there's no fence, does that mean that Americans can enter Mexico, unchecked and do all the things in Mexico that Mexicans do in the U.S.

Hey, it should go both ways, right?

Fix your own country and keep your nose out of ours! Instead of using money for absurd things like this, why don't you put it to good use for the lpeople of your country!

I think Lou Dobbs said it cost Mexico 60,000 to hire these people to lobby for this. IDIOT!

Originally Posted by JAK

Fix your own country and keep your nose out of ours! Instead of using money for absurd things like this, why don't you put it to good use for the lpeople of your country!

I think Lou Dobbs said it cost Mexico 60,000 to hire these people to lobby for this. IDIOT!

That's $60,000 per month!

And......that idiot would rather spend it on fighting a fence...than for the good of his people. And...the people of that country would rather listen to the hate they have been taught and about taking over the United STates than holding their country responsible! No Wonder!!

I have a question, if this bill goes to Bush and he refuses to sign it, what then? Is there any way Alipac as a whole can sue Bush for "breach of contract" to the american people by putting the country of Mexico ahead of the citizens of the United States? Is there a way for the Justice Dept to charge our President for neglect and abandonment of American Citizens? Surely there is some way to get Mexico out of our darn business, can we sue Mexico as a group for intefering in our government? I so wish if we have any lawyers on Alipac as members to come forward to answer some of our questions. Or any Paralegals or legal Assistants out there?

nitty,

If he vetos it, it can go back to congress and they can pass it with a two thirds vote.

Only Mexican politicians seem to think Mexico is a good neighbor. Americans don't think so and we are having to put up a fence to keep your.....your......your citizens out of here.

5-10% of Mexico's population has shown no respect for our unfenced border so if they run up to it and see a fence, maybe they will get it!!!!!!!!!!!

Undocument means unwanted.

Dixie